New Delhi, Nov 22: Observing that China-Pakistan nexus in nuclear and missile proliferation continues to cause "serious concern", External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha today said as a "friend" India expected China to show "greater sensitivity" to its security concerns. "Some aspects of China's relations with Pakistan, including their nexus in nuclear and missile proliferation, however, continue to cause serious concern in India as they have a direct and negative bearing on our national security environment," he said while delivering the Admiral R D Katari memorial lecture here.
"We regard China as a friend and we expect friends to show greater sensitivity to our security concerns," Sinha said.
The Minister's remarks come close on the heels of a CIA report to the US Congress contending that despite china's assurances that it would not help Pakistan in its nuclear programme, Beijing continues to provide nuclear-weapon and ballistic missiles assistance to Islamabad.
Without naming Pakistan, the minister said there were some in the neighbourhood who sought to play their "China connection" or "China card" to "counter" or even "contain" India.
Bureau Report